Journal of
Land Management and Appraisal

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
  • Abbreviation: J. Land Manag. Appraisal
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2354-1741
  • DOI: 10.5897/JLMA
  • Start Year: 2017
  • Published Articles: 16

Full Length Research Paper

Land tenure and its implications on Local Land Governance in Sierra Leone: A case study of Bombali District

Bankolay Theodore Turay
  • Bankolay Theodore Turay
  • Department of Land Economy, Faculty of Built Environment- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana
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Romanus Dogkubong Dinye
  • Romanus Dogkubong Dinye
  • Department of Land Economy, Faculty of Built Environment- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana
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  •  Received: 26 October 2021
  •  Accepted: 24 November 2021
  •  Published: 31 December 2021

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